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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 4032 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 4032 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 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
81.1 to 87.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
11 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15