Titanium 6-6-2 vs. ZA-27
Titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 6-6-2 and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 9.0 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 to 800 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 1370 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1040 to 1230 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1610 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 540 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.5 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.4 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.1 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 29 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 470 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 99 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 66 to 79 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.1 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 75 to 90 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.35 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.020 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 82.8 to 87.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 69.3 to 73 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |