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B390.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 16 Titanium

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is B390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 16 to 18
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
98.8 to 99.96
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4