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Grade 14 Titanium vs. 5449 Aluminum

Grade 14 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5449 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 14 titanium and the bottom bar is 5449 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
78 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
91 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
12 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
60 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
9.4 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.1 to 97.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 98.4 to 99.56
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15