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Grade 33 Titanium vs. 5652 Aluminum

Grade 33 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5652 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 33 titanium and the bottom bar is 5652 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
60 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
110 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
74 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
12 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
40 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.7
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
8.4 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.040
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
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 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 98.1 to 99.52
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15