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Grade 15 Titanium vs. C81500 Copper

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 15 titanium and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 99.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5