C66900 Brass vs. Titanium 6-6-2
C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-6-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 26 | |
| 6.7 to 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 440 | |
| 670 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 770 | |
| 1140 to 1370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 760 | |
| 1040 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 9.4 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.8 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 470 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.6 to 200 | |
| 89 to 99 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 66 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 75 to 90 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.5 to 64.5 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.35 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 82.8 to 87.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 22.5 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |