Grade 20 Titanium vs. C74500 Nickel Silver
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
3.0 to 24 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 560 to 740 | |
310 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
390 to 700 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
380 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1020 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
54 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
12 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
620 to 1540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
13 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
14 to 21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
13 to 23 |
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 | |
63.5 to 66.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
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 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
21.2 to 27.5 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |