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EN AC-45500 Aluminum vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

EN AC-45500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 93.1
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4