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Grade 1 Titanium vs. 6005A Aluminum

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is 6005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 28
8.6 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
180 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
47 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
150 to 170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
76 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
72 to 79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.5 to 99.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15