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Grade 27 Titanium vs. C18100 Copper

Grade 27 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C18100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 27 titanium and the bottom bar is C18100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
8.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
47
Shear Strength, MPa 180
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.7 to 99.49
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Titanium (Ti), % 99 to 99.92
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5