C17200 Copper vs. ZA-8
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 85 to 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 1.3 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 6.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 420 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 2.8 to 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 8.0 to 8.8 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 89.7 to 91.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |