MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5154 Aluminum vs. Grade C-2 Titanium

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade C-2 titanium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4