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Grade 5 Titanium vs. C17000 Copper

Grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 5 titanium and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Rockwell C Hardness 33
21 to 42
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 710
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1190
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910 to 1110
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.8
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3980 to 5880
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62 to 75
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 56
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 76 to 91
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
96.3 to 98.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 87.4 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5