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Grade 16 Titanium vs. C82400 Copper

Grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 16 titanium and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 600
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
96 to 98.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.96
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5