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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 511.0 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 511.0 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 511.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
25
Shear Strength, MPa 630
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
3.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
6.5

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
93.3 to 96.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15