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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 5 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 23
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
2.6
Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0