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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C42600 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C42600 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 C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
31
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 90
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
2.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2