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Grade 27 Titanium vs. 1200 Aluminum

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 1200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 27 titanium and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180
54 to 100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.0
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99 to 100
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 0.2
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15