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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C38000 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 460
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
22
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
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 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5