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ZK40A Magnesium vs. R56406 Titanium

ZK40A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R56406 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ZK40A magnesium and the bottom bar is R56406 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.2
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 1.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
3420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 65
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
69

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 94.2 to 96.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.1 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0