Grade 20 Titanium vs. 6101 Aluminum
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
10 to 25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
26 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
900 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
50 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
97.6 to 99.4 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.7 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 71 to 77 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |