Grade Ti-Pd8A Titanium vs. C18700 Copper
Grade Ti-Pd8A titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C18700 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 Ti-Pd8A titanium and the bottom bar is C18700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 49 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 840 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 520 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 | |
| 10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 98 to 99.2 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0.12 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 98.8 to 99.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |