CR015A Copper vs. Grade 31 Titanium
CR015A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 31 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CR015A copper and the bottom bar is grade 31 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 8.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 6.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 600 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 | |
| 940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
| 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.883 to 99.939 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0010 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.060 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 97.9 to 99.76 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |