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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. N08221 Nickel

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
44
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
39 to 46
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0.6 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0