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Titanium 6-7 vs. Zamak 3

Titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-7 and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
86
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
33
Shear Strength, MPa 610
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 900
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1700
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1650
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 520
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.3
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 5.1
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 34
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 540
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3460
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 56
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 66
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0090
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 84.9 to 88
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5