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Titanium 6-6-2 vs. ZE41A Magnesium

Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
45
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.0
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590 to 670
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
18
Shear Strength, MPa 670 to 800
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 1370
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1040 to 1230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 540
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.5
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.4
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
18
Density, g/cm3 4.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 470
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 99
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 66 to 79
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 57
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.1
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 75 to 90
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.35 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 82.8 to 87.8
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3