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5154 Aluminum vs. Grade 37 Titanium

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 37 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 37 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
1.0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
96.9 to 99
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4