5254 Aluminum vs. Titanium 4-4-2
5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 4-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 4-4-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 22 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 160 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 200 | |
| 690 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 350 | |
| 1150 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 270 | |
| 1030 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 480 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 41 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 73 to 550 | |
| 4700 to 5160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 37 | |
| 68 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 41 | |
| 52 to 55 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 16 | |
| 86 to 93 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.4 to 96.8 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.1 to 3.9 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 85.8 to 92.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |