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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. CC490K Brass

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while CC490K brass 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 CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 38
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
3.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
2.0 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
7.0 to 9.5