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Grade 6 Titanium vs. C27200 Brass

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C27200 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 6 titanium and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
10 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 530
230 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
30 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3