Grade 29 Titanium vs. C19020 Copper
Grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 29 titanium and the bottom bar is C19020 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 11 | |
2.3 to 5.7 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 560 | |
260 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 940 | |
440 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 410 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 340 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 560 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 7.3 | |
190 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.3 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.0 | |
50 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
50 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 39 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 640 | |
44 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 410 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 58 to 59 | |
14 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 48 | |
14 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
55 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 68 to 69 | |
16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
95.7 to 99.19 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 3.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.2 |
Ruthenium (Ru), % | 0.080 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.9 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 88 to 90.9 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |