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C15500 Copper vs. Grade 29 Titanium

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is grade 29 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
6.8 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
550 to 560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
930 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
850 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
7.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
39
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
640
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
62 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
3420 to 3540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
58 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
47 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
68 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
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 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4