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Grade 1 Titanium vs. Zamak 7

Grade 1 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 1 titanium and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
86
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
33
Shear Strength, MPa 200
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 320
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1660
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1610
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 31
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 510
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.18
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 99.095 to 100
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0