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Grade 32 Titanium vs. C85900 Brass

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
20

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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7