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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. C27400 Brass

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
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 9.8
21

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
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61 to 64
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3