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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 512.0 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 512.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is 512.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
90.6 to 95.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
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