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C68300 Brass vs. R56401 Titanium

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R56401 titanium 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0