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C15500 Copper vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 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 titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
41
Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4