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Grade 5 Titanium vs. C15900 Copper

Grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C15900 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 grade 5 titanium and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 710
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1190
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910 to 1110
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.8
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
30
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3980 to 5880
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62 to 75
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 56
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 76 to 91
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.54
Titanium (Ti), % 87.4 to 91
0.66 to 0.74
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0