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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. C55282 Copper

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15