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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 4015 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 4015 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 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
46 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 630
82 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
94.9 to 97.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
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
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15