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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 384.0 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is 384.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
74
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
69

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
77.3 to 86.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5