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Grade 2 Titanium vs. 8079 Aluminum

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is 8079 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
120

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 22
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
6.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98.1 to 99.3
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
0.7 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15