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5050 Aluminum vs. Grade 16 Titanium

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.96
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4