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C38000 Brass vs. Grade C-3 Titanium

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade C-3 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is grade C-3 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4