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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. Grade 20 Titanium

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
5.7 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
550 to 630
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
900 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
850 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
2940 to 5760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4