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Grade 29 Titanium vs. C18900 Copper

Grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 29 titanium and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 11
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 560
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 940
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850 to 870
67 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.3
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 39
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 640
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 100
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3420 to 3540
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 58 to 59
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 48
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 68 to 69
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.7 to 99.15
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 88 to 90.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5