Titanium 6-6-2 vs. C17300 Copper
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 3.0 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 320 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 500 to 1380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 160 to 1200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 40 to 88 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 16 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 17 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 95.5 to 97.8 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |