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Grade 21 Titanium vs. Solder Alloy 502

Grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while solder alloy 502 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 21 titanium and the bottom bar is solder alloy 502.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
53
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1340
58

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
66
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1740
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1690
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.1
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.4
7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 490
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 69
2.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 50
4.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66 to 100
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 0.050
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 0.4
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 2.2 to 3.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.17
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
93.8 to 95.7
Titanium (Ti), % 76 to 81.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0