Grade 19 Titanium vs. C37100 Brass
Grade 19 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 19 titanium and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 17 | |
8.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 750 | |
260 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1300 | |
370 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 870 to 1170 | |
150 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1660 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 6.2 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.1 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 47 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 760 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 to 150 | |
38 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3040 to 5530 | |
110 to 750 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 49 to 72 | |
13 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 53 | |
14 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.4 | |
39 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 57 to 83 | |
12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
58 to 62 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 71.1 to 77 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
36.3 to 41.4 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |