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Grade 5 Titanium vs. C36000 Brass

Grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C36000 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 5 titanium and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 710
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1190
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910 to 1110
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.8
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
23
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3980 to 5880
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62 to 75
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 56
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 76 to 91
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 87.4 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5