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Grade 27 Titanium vs. 5154 Aluminum

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5154 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 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 27
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 96.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15