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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. Titanium 4-4-2

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 4-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 4-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
590 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
1150 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
1030 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
6.7
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
39
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
4700 to 5160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
68 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
52 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
86 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
3.0 to 5.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0.3 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
85.8 to 92.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4