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8176 Aluminum vs. Grade 20 Titanium

8176 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 8176 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, % 15
5.7 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
550 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Shear Strength, MPa 70
560 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
900 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95
850 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
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 8.2
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66
2940 to 5760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.6 to 99.6
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
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), % 0.030 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4