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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. C15500 Copper

Titanium 6-2-4-2 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 titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
33
Density, g/cm3 4.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2