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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. C44400 Brass

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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-6 titanium and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
26
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: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4