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Grade 12 Titanium vs. 3004 Aluminum

Grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 12 titanium and the bottom bar is 3004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
45 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
55 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 330
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
3.2 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
33 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.6 to 98.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15