MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade 6 Titanium vs. C36000 Brass

Grade 6 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Shear Strength, MPa 530
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
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 0.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
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
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5