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2007 Aluminum vs. Grade 3 Titanium

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 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 2007 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 3 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 3.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4