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Grade 18 Titanium vs. Solder Alloy 502

Grade 18 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 18 titanium and the bottom bar is solder alloy 502.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
53
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 980
58

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
66
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1640
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.3
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 41
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 670
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43 to 61
2.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 49
4.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 47 to 67
3.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
93.8 to 95.7
Titanium (Ti), % 92.5 to 95.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0