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C37100 Brass vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

C37100 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
8.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
42
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
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), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4