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C42500 Brass vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
41
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
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), % 87 to 90
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4