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2014 Aluminum vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
87
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 3.0
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
99.827 to 100
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0