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Grade 6 Titanium vs. C82700 Copper

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C82700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
4260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.6 to 96.7
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5