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Grade 27 Titanium vs. 2618 Aluminum

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 2618 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 2618 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 27
5.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Shear Strength, MPa 180
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 94.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.9 to 2.7
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.9 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
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
0.1 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0.040 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15