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C37100 Brass vs. Grade 4 Titanium

C37100 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is grade 4 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
500
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.6 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4