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Grade 15 Titanium vs. 7021 Aluminum

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 7021 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 15 titanium and the bottom bar is 7021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 340
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.7 to 93.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15