Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. C42600 Brass
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
1.1 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 810 | |
280 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
410 to 830 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
220 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
1010 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
25 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
9.4 to 140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
13 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
14 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
33 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
15 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
87 to 90 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.050 |
Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
2.5 to 4.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 72.6 to 78.5 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 14 to 16 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
5.3 to 10.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |