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C36200 Brass vs. Grade 38 Titanium

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4