C15500 Copper vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3
C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 titanium 15-3-3-3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 37 | |
| 5.7 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 320 | |
| 660 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 550 | |
| 1120 to 1390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 530 | |
| 1100 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 350 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 9.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 1.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 950 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 to 84 | |
| 78 to 89 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 64 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 20 | |
| 79 to 98 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| 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 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.027 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 72.6 to 78.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |