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C32000 Brass vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 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 titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
42
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4