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C15000 Copper vs. Zamak 5

C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
87
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
6.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
33
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0