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Zamak 5 vs. R56401 Titanium

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while R56401 titanium 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 R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 6.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
5.5 to 6.5
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 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
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 0.13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
88.5 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0