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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 5040 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5040 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 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 630
140 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
650
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
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
10 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
95.2 to 98
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
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 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15