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6025 Aluminum vs. Grade 20 Titanium

6025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6025 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 10
5.7 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67 to 110
550 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 140
560 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
900 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 210
850 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 15
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 310
2940 to 5760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 24
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 31
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 10
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 96.3
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants