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C42600 Brass vs. Grade 14 Titanium

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 14 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is grade 14 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Ruthenium (Ru), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.4 to 99.56
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4