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C24000 Brass vs. Grade 15 Titanium

C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 15 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 15 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
37
Density, g/cm3 8.5
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.25
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.2 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4