MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Zamak 5 vs. Grade 31 Titanium

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 31 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 29 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 Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is grade 31 titanium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
41
Shear Strength, MPa 260
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
8.7

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
36
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
600
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.35
Palladium (Pd), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
97.9 to 99.76
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4