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C87400 Brass vs. R56401 Titanium

C87400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R56401 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 C87400 brass and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.3
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.8
0