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C87900 Brass vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

C87900 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
41
Density, g/cm3 8.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
79

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 63 to 69.2
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4