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C15500 Copper vs. Titanium 6-7

C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 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 titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
66

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 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0