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C81500 Copper vs. Grade 20 Titanium

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
5.7 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
900 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
850 to 1190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
2940 to 5760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4