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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C94500 Bronze

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
92
Elongation at Break, % 38
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 6.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
16 to 22
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 1.2