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C26000 Brass vs. Grade 5 Titanium

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 5 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
8.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
1000 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
910 to 1110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
6.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
8.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
3980 to 5880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
62 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
50 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
76 to 91

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
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 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87.4 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4