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R56401 Titanium vs. ZA-12

R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ZA-12 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 R56401 titanium and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
83
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
33
Shear Strength, MPa 560
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 560
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.1
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 38
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 610
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3440
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 59
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 67
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.012
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.5 to 91
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89