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C85800 Brass vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium 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 C85800 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
41
Density, g/cm3 8.0
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
5.7 to 6.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4