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C21000 Brass vs. Grade C-3 Titanium

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade C-3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is grade C-3 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4