C55181 Copper vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3

C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55181 copper and the bottom bar is titanium 15-3-3-3.

UNS C55181 (BCuP-2) Filler Metal Titanium 15-3-3-3 (Ti-15V, R58153)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1120 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		430

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1560

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		520

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		40

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		4.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		950

Embodied Water, L/kg		290
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		32

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		64 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		50 to 57

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		79 to 98

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 3.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5

Copper (Cu), %		92.4 to 93
Copper (Cu), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.13

Phosphorus (P), %		7.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		2.5 to 3.5

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		72.6 to 78.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		14 to 16

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4