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R56401 Titanium vs. C15100 Copper

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.8 to 99.95
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1