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C15500 Copper vs. Grade 1 Titanium

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 1 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is grade 1 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
220

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 1080
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.095 to 100
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4