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Grade 38 Titanium vs. ZA-27

Grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 38 titanium and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
78
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
31
Shear Strength, MPa 600
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.0
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 35
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 560
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3840
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 62
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 72
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.5
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 89.9 to 93.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0