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ZK60A Magnesium vs. Grade 38 Titanium

ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 ZK60A magnesium and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 9.9
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 330
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
8.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.3

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 30
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 1.9
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
35
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
560
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 29
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 690
3840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 49
62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 55 to 56
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 94.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.9 to 93.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 6.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4