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Grade 5 Titanium vs. C26800 Brass

Grade 5 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 5 titanium and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000 to 1190
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.8
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.9
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
24
Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62 to 75
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 56
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 76 to 91
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 68.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 87.4 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3