C14510 Copper vs. Grade 21 Titanium
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
9.0 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
51 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
550 to 790 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
890 to 1340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
870 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1740 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
1690 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
500 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
7.5 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
5.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
32 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
490 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
110 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
2760 to 5010 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
46 to 69 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
38 to 50 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
2.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
66 to 100 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.15 to 99.69 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 3.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.17 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
76 to 81.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |