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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 2011A Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 2011A 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 titanium 6-5-0.5 and the bottom bar is 2011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
75 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 630
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
20 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
140 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
28 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
33 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
14 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
91.5 to 95.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15