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A357.0 Aluminum vs. Grade C-5 Titanium

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-5 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
510
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
4200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
5.5 to 6.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
87.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4