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C15100 Copper vs. R56401 Titanium

C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 C15100 copper and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 270
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 470
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 460
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.3 to 71
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 890
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 15
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 15
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 17
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.95
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0