MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C12200 Copper

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C12200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is C12200 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
3.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 6.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
11 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
98
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
7.9 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
99.9 to 99.985
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0