Grade 20 Titanium vs. R60901 Alloy
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
98 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
17 to 22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
37 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
500 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
270 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
6.6 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
88 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
640 to 760 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
21 to 24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.4 to 2.8 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 71 to 77 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
96.8 to 97.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.29 |