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C87500 Brass vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
41
Density, g/cm3 8.3
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
5.7 to 6.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4