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Grade 1 Titanium vs. 1050A Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0