C17200 Copper vs. Grade 28 Titanium
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 28 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is grade 28 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 690 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 540 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 550 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 37 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 600 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 87 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 1370 to 3100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 43 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 39 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 3.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 47 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.14 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 92.4 to 95.4 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |