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Zamak 5 vs. AWS ERTi-2

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 6.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
510
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
8.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
99.667 to 99.92
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0