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Grade 5 Titanium vs. 5026 Aluminum

Grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5026 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 grade 5 titanium and the bottom bar is 5026 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
5.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530 to 630
94 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 710
150 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1190
260 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910 to 1110
120 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.8
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
15 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3980 to 5880
100 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62 to 75
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 56
33 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 76 to 91
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
88.2 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.9 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.55 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 87.4 to 91
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants