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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. 535.0 Aluminum

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 535.0 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 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0.1 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15