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Grade 29 Titanium vs. C55181 Copper

Grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 29 titanium and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 940
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
28
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 39
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 640
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 58 to 59
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 48
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 68 to 69
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 93
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
7.0 to 7.5
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88 to 90.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15