Titanium 6-6-2 vs. C18400 Copper
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C18400 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
13 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
190 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
270 to 490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
110 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
320 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
80 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
81 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
63 to 120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
8.5 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
10 to 16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
94 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
9.6 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
97.2 to 99.6 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lithium (Li), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |