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C27400 Brass vs. Titanium 6-7

C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 20 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 titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 61 to 64
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 39
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0