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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C37700 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C37700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 460
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
880
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
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
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
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
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
35.7 to 40.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5