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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. 5754 Aluminum

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5754 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 5754 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 630
120 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
200 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
80 to 280

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
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
6.1 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
47 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
28 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
8.9 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
94.2 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
2.6 to 3.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15