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Grade 32 Titanium vs. 5083 Aluminum

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 32 titanium and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
93 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 460
170 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
92.4 to 95.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15