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Grade 11 Titanium vs. C46500 Brass

Grade 11 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 11 titanium and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 29
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.2
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 47
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 800
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 470
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 98.8 to 99.88
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4