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Grade 6 Titanium vs. C62500 Bronze

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 530
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
26
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
12.5 to 13.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.5 to 84
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5