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Grade 9 Titanium vs. Zamak 5

Grade 9 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 9 titanium and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 480
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
33
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 580
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 830
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1640
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.1
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.1
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
12
Density, g/cm3 4.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 36
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 580
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380 to 3220
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43 to 60
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 48
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 52 to 71
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 92.6 to 95.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0