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Grade 28 Titanium vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

Grade 28 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 28 titanium and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 480
82 to 99
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 980
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 810
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1640
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.3
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 37
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 3100
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43 to 61
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 49
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 47 to 66
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
88 to 92.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.6 to 3.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 92.4 to 95.4
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15