Grade 20 Titanium vs. C18700 Copper
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C18700 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 C18700 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
9.0 to 9.6 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 560 to 740 | |
170 to 190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
290 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
950 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
24 to 29 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
240 to 280 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
9.0 to 10 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
11 to 12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
98 to 99.2 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
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 |