RCAIDE.Library.Attributes.Materials.Titanium

Titanium

class Titanium(*args, **kwarg)

Bases: Solid

A class representing Grade 5 Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy material properties.

ultimate_tensile_strength

Maximum tensile stress before failure in Pa (950e6)

Type:

float

ultimate_shear_strength

Maximum shear stress before failure in Pa (550e6)

Type:

float

ultimate_bearing_strength

Maximum bearing stress before failure in Pa (1860e6)

Type:

float

yield_tensile_strength

Stress at which material begins to deform plastically in Pa (880e6)

Type:

float

yield_shear_strength

Shear stress at which material begins to deform plastically in Pa (550e6)

Type:

float

yield_bearing_strength

Bearing stress at which material begins to deform plastically in Pa (1480e6)

Type:

float

minimum_gage_thickness

Minimum manufacturable thickness in m (0.0)

Type:

float

density

Material density in kg/m³ (4430)

Type:

float

Notes

This class implements material properties for Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5) titanium alloy in the annealed condition. This alloy is widely used in aerospace applications due to its excellent strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance.

Definitions

‘Ti-6Al-4V’

A titanium alloy containing 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium, also known as Grade 5

‘Ultimate Strength’

The maximum stress that a material can withstand before failure

‘Yield Strength’

The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically

References

[1] Aerospace Specification Metals, Inc. (n.d.). Titanium Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5), Annealed. ASM material data sheet. https://asm.matweb.com/search/SpecificMaterial.asp?bassnum=mtp641