Grade C-3 Titanium vs. C19400 Copper
Grade C-3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C-3 titanium and the bottom bar is C19400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
2.3 to 37 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
310 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
98 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
260 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.5 | |
58 to 68 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.9 | |
58 to 69 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 31 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 510 | |
40 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 | |
5.5 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 | |
41 to 1140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
9.7 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
11 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
75 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 | |
11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
96.8 to 97.8 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
2.1 to 2.6 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.015 to 0.15 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 98.8 to 100 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |