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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C46500 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 460
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
900
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
23
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4