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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 242.0 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
12
Density, g/cm3 4.4
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
88.4 to 93.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
1.7 to 2.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15