C19010 Copper vs. Grade 21 Titanium
C19010 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 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 C19010 copper and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 to 22 | |
| 9.0 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 51 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 360 | |
| 550 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 640 | |
| 890 to 1340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 620 | |
| 870 to 1170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1740 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1690 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 7.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 5.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 490 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.3 to 140 | |
| 110 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 1680 | |
| 2760 to 5010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 46 to 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 38 to 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 23 | |
| 66 to 100 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.3 to 99.04 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.2 to 3.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 76 to 81.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |