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Grade 3 Titanium vs. C37100 Brass

Grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 3 titanium and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 320
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 910
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.6
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4