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A356.0 Aluminum vs. AWS ERTi-2

A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-2 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 A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
99.667 to 99.92
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0