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Zamak 2 vs. Titanium 6-7

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while titanium 6-7 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is titanium 6-7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
45
Shear Strength, MPa 320
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1700
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
520
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 6.5
5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
34
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
3460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
5.5 to 6.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0090
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
84.9 to 88
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0