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ASTM B817 Type I vs. C84500 Brass

ASTM B817 type I belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 ASTM B817 type I and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 13
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 960
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700 to 860
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
28
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310 to 3540
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 60
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 49
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 54 to 68
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chlorine (Cl), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sodium (Na), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 87 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7