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Grade 23 Titanium vs. C87500 Brass

Grade 23 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 23 titanium and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 11
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 940
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850 to 870
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
27
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 100
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3430 to 3560
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 58 to 59
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67 to 68
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 85
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.013
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5