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AWS ERTi-5 vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

AWS ERTi-5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AWS ERTi-5 and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
74
Elongation at Break, % 10
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
77.9 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 88.2 to 90.9
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25