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392.0 Aluminum vs. Z41121 Zinc

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is Z41121 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
87
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 2.5
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
4.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.080 to 0.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.18
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
99.292 to 99.87
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0