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Copper vs Titanium


Titanium vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu   
Ti   

Group Number
11   
7
4   
14

Period Number
4   
4   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440508   
37
7440326   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • The only metal which burns in Nitrogen is Titanium.
  • Titanium is also known as corrosion resistant metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
W. Gregor & J. Berzelius   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1791   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.05 %   
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.66 %   
7

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • Its alloys are used in spacecraft, aircraft and ammunition industry.
  • Its pipes are used in distillation plants, submarines, hulls of big ships, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3   
16

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.   
12
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C   
40
1,660.00 °C   
18

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
3,287.00 °C   
22

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Copper   
Silvery Gray-White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
6.00   
6

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa   
38
716.00 MPa   
15

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa   
28
830.00 MPa   
14

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s   
19
5,090.00 m/s   
9

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
90.00 %   
3
Not Available   

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Cu   
Ti   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
23   
16

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.54   
26

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98   
9
1.09   
20

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75   
3
1.32   
23

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49   
14
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
9
1.38   
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.46   
28

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol   
22
658.80 kJ/mol   
39

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15
2,652.50 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12
4,174.60 kJ/mol   
32

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11
9,581.00 kJ/mol   
5

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10
11,533.00 kJ/mol   
6

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7
13,590.00 kJ/mol   
6

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9
16,440.00 kJ/mol   
8

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9
18,530.00 kJ/mol   
11

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11
20,833.00 kJ/mol   
15

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13
25,575.00 kJ/mol   
14

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6
28,125.00 kJ/mol   
14

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6
76,015.00 kJ/mol   
1

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7
83,280.00 kJ/mol   
2

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9
90,880.00 kJ/mol   
3

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10
100,700.00 kJ/mol   
4

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12
109,100.00 kJ/mol   
5

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10
117,800.00 kJ/mol   
6

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11
129,900.00 kJ/mol   
7

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2
137,530.00 kJ/mol   
9

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.45 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV   
11
4.33 eV   
17

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Ionization   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
29   
99+
22   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   
[Ar] 3d2 4s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Titanium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29   
99+
22   
99+

Number of Neutrons
35   
99+
26   
99+

Number of Electrons
29   
99+
22   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
147.00 pm   
34

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
160.00 pm   
30

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm   
99+
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu   
99+
47.87 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+
10.64 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Scandium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Vanadium
  

Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)   
99+
95.20 (-eV)   
10

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm   
35
295.08 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3   
99+
4.51 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3   
27
4.11 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
434.00 MPa   
9

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)   
8
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.98 (Pa)   
14

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa   
15
44.00 GPa   
17

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa   
12
110.00 GPa   
15

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa   
17
116.00 GPa   
18

Poisson Ratio
0.34   
10
0.32   
12

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89   
34
4.51   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5
Not Available   

Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6   
4
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+
420.00 nΩ·m   
12

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol   
1
7.60 kJ/mol   
37

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15
0.52 J/(kg K)   
9

Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K   
99+
25.06 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K   
2
21.90 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25
8.60 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol   
33
429.00 kJ/mol   
15

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol   
99+
15.48 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol   
29
468.60 kJ/mol   
15

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K   
99+
27.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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