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C99400 Brass vs. Grade C-2 Titanium

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade C-2 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is grade C-2 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
540
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
98.8 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4