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Grade 2 Titanium vs. C85400 Brass

Grade 2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 2 titanium and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
25
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 98.9 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1