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Grade 16 Titanium vs. 5005 Aluminum

Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 16 titanium and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
26
Shear Strength, MPa 250
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97 to 99.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.96
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15