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5456 Aluminum vs. Grade Ti-Pd18 Titanium

5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade Ti-Pd18 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade Ti-Pd18 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 250
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
8.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.1

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
670
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 46
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
52

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
2.5 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
92.5 to 95.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4