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Grade 25 Titanium vs. 3005 Aluminum

Grade 25 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 3005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 25 titanium and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550
53 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
84 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
140 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
51 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 43
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 700
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
2.2 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4220
18 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
6.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
95.7 to 98.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.013
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 86.7 to 90.6
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15