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C27400 Brass vs. Grade 6 Titanium

C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
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 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 61 to 64
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 35.6 to 39
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4