ZA-12 vs. C52100 Bronze
ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-12 and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 56 to 63 | |
| 45 to 100 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 400 | |
| 380 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 430 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 62 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 42 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.0 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 43 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
| 14 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 10.5 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
| 89.8 to 93 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 87.1 to 89 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |