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Grade 15 Titanium vs. C42600 Brass

Grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 15 titanium and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 340
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 90
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 98.2 to 99.56
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2