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Grade 12 Titanium vs. C15500 Copper

Grade 12 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 grade 12 titanium and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
33
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.75 to 99.853
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 97.6 to 99.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2