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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. C38000 Brass

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5