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Grade 33 Titanium vs. 5042 Aluminum

Grade 33 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 33 titanium and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
97 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
570
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 3.4
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
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 200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.7
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 96.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 98.1 to 99.52
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15