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Titanium 6-2-4-2 vs. Zamak 5

Titanium 6-2-4-2 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 titanium 6-2-4-2 and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 8.6
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
33
Shear Strength, MPa 560
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 880
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1590
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1540
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 6.9
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
12
Density, g/cm3 4.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 520
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3640
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
9.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 83.7 to 87.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0