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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. CC480K Bronze

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 38
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
35
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.5