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7020 Aluminum vs. Grade 25 Titanium

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 25 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7020 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 25 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
550
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 230
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
700
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
4220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.013
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
86.7 to 90.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4