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Grade 32 Titanium vs. Zamak 5

Grade 32 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 grade 32 titanium and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
33
Shear Strength, MPa 460
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.5
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.2
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
12
Density, g/cm3 4.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 32
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 530
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2100
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 88.1 to 93
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0