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C87800 Brass vs. R56406 Titanium

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 28 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 C87800 brass and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.3
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
5.5 to 6.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0