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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 295.0 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 295.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
60 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.0 to 7.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
44 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
230 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 4.4
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
5.2 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
77 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
9.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
91.4 to 95.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
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