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Zamak 5 vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium 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 Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
9.4

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
41
Density, g/cm3 6.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
4630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
5.7 to 6.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4