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C81500 Copper vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4