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C35600 Brass vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
41
Density, g/cm3 8.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4