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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 2024 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 630
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
90.7 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.8 to 4.9
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
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 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15