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C26000 Brass vs. Grade 4 Titanium

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 4 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
46

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.6 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4