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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C48600 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 460
180 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
110 to 170

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
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
24
Density, g/cm3 4.5
8.1
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
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
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
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 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
0.3 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.4 to 39.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4