C82500 Copper vs. ZA-12
C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 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 C82500 copper and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 1100 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 980 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 21 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 94 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 4000 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 35 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 27 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 38 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.15 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.3 to 97.8 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |