Grade 29 Titanium vs. C14500 Copper
Grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C14500 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 29 titanium and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 11 | |
12 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 560 | |
150 to 190 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 940 | |
220 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 870 | |
69 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 340 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 560 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 7.3 | |
360 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.3 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.0 | |
94 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 39 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 640 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 410 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 62 to 100 | |
36 to 85 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3420 to 3540 | |
21 to 300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 58 to 59 | |
6.8 to 10 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 48 | |
9.1 to 12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
100 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 68 to 69 | |
8.0 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
99.2 to 99.596 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.0040 to 0.012 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0.080 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 88 to 90.9 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |