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Grade 21 Titanium vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

Both grade 21 titanium and titanium 6-5-0.5 are titanium alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 21 titanium and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 17
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 660
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 22
23
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
40
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 790
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1340
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 870 to 1170
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1740
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1690
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.1
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
41
Density, g/cm3 5.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 490
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 180
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2760 to 5010
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 69
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66 to 100
79

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 16
0.25 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 2.2 to 3.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.19
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 76 to 81.2
85.6 to 90.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4