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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. N12160 Nickel

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 510
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
90
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0