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Grade 1 Titanium vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
10
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15