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Grade 20 Titanium vs. C55180 Copper

Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900 to 1270
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850 to 1190
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 52
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 860
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2940 to 5760
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 33
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 50 to 70
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 52
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55 to 77
7.9

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
94.7 to 95.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.020
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
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 0.15