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C32000 Brass vs. Grade 4 Titanium

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 4 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 4 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
46

Alloy Composition

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 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.6 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4