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A206.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 15 Titanium

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 15 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 260
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 3.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
98.2 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4