Grade 31 Titanium vs. C52400 Bronze
Grade 31 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 31 titanium and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
450 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 320 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1610 | |
840 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.7 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.9 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 36 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 600 | |
58 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
14 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
15 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 39 | |
17 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
87.8 to 91 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.35 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 97.9 to 99.76 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |