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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C15000 Copper

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C15000 copper 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 C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 6.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2