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Grade 5 Titanium vs. Cadmium Telluride

Grade 5 titanium and cadmium telluride belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Grade 5 titanium is a metal, while cadmium telluride is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 5 titanium and the bottom bar is cadmium telluride.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.4
5.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
45
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1090
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.41
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.8
5.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
5.9