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C91000 Bronze vs. Zamak 5

C91000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91000 bronze and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
6.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
3.5 to 4.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
94.3 to 95.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.6
0