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Grade 3 Titanium vs. C66900 Brass

Grade 3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 3 titanium and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Shear Strength, MPa 320
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.6
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 910
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62.5 to 64.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2