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Titanium 6-5-0.5 vs. C99500 Copper

Titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 titanium 6-5-0.5 and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 990
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
30
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 33
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4630
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 67
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.7 to 6.3
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.19
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 85.6 to 90.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3