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5059 Aluminum vs. R58150 Titanium

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R58150 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is R58150 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
140
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
52
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
48
Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
83.5 to 86
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0