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C15500 Copper vs. Grade 36 Titanium

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is grade 36 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
2020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
58
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
920
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
1260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
9.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0035
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
42 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
52.3 to 58
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4