Grade 31 Titanium vs. C87700 Bronze
Grade 31 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 31 titanium and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
3.6 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 | |
120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
45 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.9 | |
48 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 36 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 600 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 | |
8.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 940 | |
64 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
9.8 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
34 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
87.5 to 90.5 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 97.9 to 99.76 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |