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C27400 Brass vs. Grade 20 Titanium

C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 20 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
900 to 1270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
860
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
50 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
41 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
55 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Copper (Cu), % 61 to 64
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.12
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
71 to 77
Vanadium (V), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 39
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants