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2014 Aluminum vs. Zamak 5

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
87
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
33
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
94.3 to 95.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0