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Grade 2 Titanium vs. 3003 Aluminum

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 3003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 2 titanium and the bottom bar is 3003 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
28 to 65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
39 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270
68 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
110 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
40 to 210

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
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
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
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
0.95 to 63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
11 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
11 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
4.7 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.8 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15