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Titanium 6-6-2 vs. C81500 Copper

Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.0
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 1370
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040 to 1230
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1080
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
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
83

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
56
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 66 to 79
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.1
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 75 to 90
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
97.4 to 99.6
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 82.8 to 87.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5