R60804 Alloy vs. ZA-8
R60804 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60804 alloy and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 85 to 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 1.3 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 6.3 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 420 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 2.8 to 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 8.8 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.18 to 0.24 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 89.7 to 91.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 97.8 to 98.6 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |