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3003 Aluminum vs. Grade 9 Titanium

3003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 9 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 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 9 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 90
330 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 68 to 130
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 40 to 210
540 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
8.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.1

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
580
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.95 to 63
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 300
1380 to 3220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
43 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
39 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 71
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 10
52 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.8 to 99
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
92.6 to 95.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants