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852.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 16 Titanium

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Shear Strength, MPa 130
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
98.8 to 99.96
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4