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5051A Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-12

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-12 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.060 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
99.147 to 99.66
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0