Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. C18600 Copper
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 810 | |
| 310 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 500 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 70 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 71 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 44 to 58 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 81 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 96.5 to 99.55 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 72.6 to 78.5 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |