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Grade 6 Titanium vs. C61400 Bronze

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
28
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
6.0 to 8.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 92.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5