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C66900 Brass vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.7 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4