C55281 Copper vs. Grade 21 Titanium
C55281 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 21 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55281 copper and the bottom bar is grade 21 titanium.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
140 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
51 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
890 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
310 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 810 | |
1740 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
1690 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
500 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
5.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.0 | |
32 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
490 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
46 to 69 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 | |
38 to 50 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.7 | |
66 to 100 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 88.5 to 89.4 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 3.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.17 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 5.8 to 6.2 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Silver (Ag), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
76 to 81.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |