MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade 32 Titanium vs. C27000 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

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 770
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 68.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3