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Grade 37 Titanium vs. EN AC-43000 Aluminum

Grade 37 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-43000 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 37 titanium and the bottom bar is EN AC-43000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.1 to 2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
68 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.8
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
87 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 96.9 to 99
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15