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C43400 Brass vs. Grade 17 Titanium

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 17 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 17 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
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
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.18
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.015 to 99.96
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4