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C82400 Copper vs. Grade 6 Titanium

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 6.0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4