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6061 Aluminum vs. Grade 20 Titanium

6061 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
5.7 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 110
550 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
560 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
900 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
850 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
2940 to 5760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants