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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C47940 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C47940 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 C47940 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 460
250 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
380 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
160 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
25
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
68 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
120 to 740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 66
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
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
1.2 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 34.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4