ZA-8 vs. C95400 Bronze
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C95400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-8 and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 87 to 100 | |
| 160 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 8.1 to 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 600 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 240 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 48 to 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 250 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 83 to 87 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |