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Grade 3 Titanium vs. C55283 Copper

Grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 titanium and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
8.0

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.2 to 87.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15