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Grade 9 Titanium vs. C15500 Copper

Grade 9 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 9 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, % 11 to 17
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 580
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 830
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.1
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.1
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
33
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 580
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380 to 3220
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43 to 60
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 48
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 52 to 71
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
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 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 92.6 to 95.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2