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Grade 6 Titanium vs. C11400 Copper

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C11400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is C11400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
32
Density, g/cm3 4.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.84 to 99.966
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1