Grade 20 Titanium vs. C17200 Copper
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
1.1 to 37 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 560 to 740 | |
330 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
480 to 1380 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
160 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
870 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
9.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
4.2 to 500 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
110 to 5720 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
15 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
16 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
16 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
96.1 to 98 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 71 to 77 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |