C48600 Brass vs. Titanium 4-4-2
C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 4-4-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 27 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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 4-4-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 25 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 230 | |
| 690 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
| 1150 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 1030 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 480 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 55 to 59 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 61 to 140 | |
| 4700 to 5160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 68 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 52 to 55 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 to 12 | |
| 86 to 93 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 85.8 to 92.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.4 to 39.7 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |