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C26000 Brass vs. Grade 6 Titanium

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
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 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4