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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 356.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.0 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
55 to 75
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 630
140 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
100 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
40 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
140 to 150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
3.2 to 8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
70 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
17 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
25 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
64 to 71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
7.6 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
90.1 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
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
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15