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Grade 38 Titanium vs. C36200 Brass

Grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 38 titanium and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 600
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.0
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 560
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3840
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.9 to 93.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0