C14700 Copper vs. Grade 31 Titanium
C14700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 31 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14700 copper and the bottom bar is grade 31 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 35 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
| 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 320 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 85 to 250 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 370 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 8.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 95 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 | |
| 6.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 600 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 65 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 31 to 280 | |
| 940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 to 10 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 to 12 | |
| 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.395 to 99.798 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0020 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 97.9 to 99.76 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |