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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C34500 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 460
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
32 to 36.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4