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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. ZA-12

Both commercially pure zinc and ZA-12 are zinc alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
83
Elongation at Break, % 38
1.6 to 5.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 6.6
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
87.1 to 89