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Grade 12 Titanium vs. 8021 Aluminum

Grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 8021 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 12 titanium and the bottom bar is 8021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
61
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
88
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98 to 98.8
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 0.3
1.2 to 1.7
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 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15