6005A Aluminum vs. Grade 23 Titanium
6005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 23 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 23 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.6 to 17 | |
6.7 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
470 to 500 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 180 | |
540 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 300 | |
930 to 940 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 270 | |
850 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
340 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
1610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
1560 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
560 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 to 190 | |
7.1 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
9.4 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 47 to 50 | |
1.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 150 to 170 | |
2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
4.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
38 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
610 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
200 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 29 | |
61 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 to 530 | |
3430 to 3560 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
58 to 59 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
48 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 72 to 79 | |
2.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 to 13 | |
67 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 96.5 to 99.1 | |
5.5 to 6.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.013 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
88.1 to 91 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |