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390.0 Aluminum vs. ZA-12

390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
83
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 110
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 2.9
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 470
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
87.1 to 89
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0