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Grade 37 Titanium vs. C15500 Copper

Grade 37 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C15500 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 37 titanium and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.8
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
33
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 500
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.75 to 99.853
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 96.9 to 99
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2