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336.0 Aluminum vs. ZA-12

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 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 336.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
83
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80 to 93
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
33
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1 to 1.6
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
87.1 to 89