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C84800 Brass vs. Grade 6 Titanium

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is grade 6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.6
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
3390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
4.0 to 6.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.8 to 94
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4