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C15500 Copper vs. Grade 16 Titanium

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 16 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 16 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
38
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
340

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
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.2

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
29

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 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 99.96
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4