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Grade C-5 Titanium vs. C32000 Brass

Grade C-5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C32000 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 C-5 titanium and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
28
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4200
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 63
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 71
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 86.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 87.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4