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Grade 19 Titanium vs. 5052 Aluminum

Grade 19 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 19 titanium and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 17
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 620
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
26
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 750
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1300
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 870 to 1170
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.2
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.1
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
9.5
Density, g/cm3 5.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 47
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 760
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3040 to 5530
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 33
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49 to 72
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 53
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 57 to 83
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.0
95.8 to 97.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.020
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.12
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 71.1 to 77
0
Vanadium (V), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants