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Grade 6 Titanium vs. C85400 Brass

Grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 6 titanium and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
25
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3390
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 65
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 89.8 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1