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PVC-P vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

PVC-P and titanium 6-5-0.5 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PVC-P is a polymeric material, while titanium 6-5-0.5 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (26, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PVC-P and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.4
100
Elongation at Break, % 180
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.32
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 16
1080

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 75
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1400
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 160
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
4.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.57
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.2
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.090
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9
79