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C87900 Brass vs. R56401 Titanium

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R56401 titanium 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 R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
5.5 to 6.5
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 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0