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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C43500 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C43500 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 460
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
28
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 83
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
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
0.6 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3