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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 2036 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is 2036 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
94.4 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.2 to 3.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15