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Grade C-3 Titanium vs. C37700 Brass

Grade C-3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C37700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-3 titanium and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 13
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.7
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5