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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 5456 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5456 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 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 630
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
14 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
92 to 94.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
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 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15