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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. C43400 Brass

Titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 560
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
28
Density, g/cm3 4.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5