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5083 Aluminum vs. R56406 Titanium

5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 17
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 190
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 340
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 42
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 860
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 40
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.6
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0