MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Z24311 Zinc vs. 4004 Aluminum

Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 4004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z24311 zinc and the bottom bar is 4004 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
71
Elongation at Break, % 63
2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
86 to 90
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.0015
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.862 to 100
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15