Grade C-5 Titanium vs. AWS BNi-6

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

Grade C-5 Cast Titanium AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1000
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		410
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1610
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.6
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		36
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		4.4
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		38
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		610
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		200
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		35
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		5.5 to 6.8
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		87.5 to 91
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Vanadium (V), %		3.5 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5