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C27400 Brass vs. Grade 36 Titanium

C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 36 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 36 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
2020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
58
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
920
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
9.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 61 to 64
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0035
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
42 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.16
Titanium (Ti), % 0
52.3 to 58
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 39
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4