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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-5-0.5 and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 4.2
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
65
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0