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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C91100 Bronze

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C91100 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 C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
100
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
38
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
15 to 17
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.25