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C81500 Copper vs. R56401 Titanium

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R56401 titanium 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 R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0