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C17500 Copper vs. Grade 36 Titanium

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 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, % 6.0 to 30
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 310
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
2020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
58
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
920
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
1260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
9.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0035
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Niobium (Nb), % 0
42 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
52.3 to 58
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4