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Grade C-6 Titanium vs. Zamak 3

Grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade C-6 titanium and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
86
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1530
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 550
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 7.8
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 4.5
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 30
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 480
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3300
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.0 to 6.0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 89.7 to 94
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0