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C32000 Brass vs. Grade 29 Titanium

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 29 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 29 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
6.8 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
550 to 560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
930 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
850 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
7.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
39
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
640
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
62 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
3420 to 3540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
58 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
47 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
68 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88 to 90.9
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4