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Z40101 Zinc vs. 1060 Aluminum

Z40101 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z40101 zinc and the bottom bar is 1060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
68
Elongation at Break, % 44
1.1 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
67 to 130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
17 to 110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
210

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
0.57 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
2.1 to 89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.7
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
96
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.2
3.0 to 5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
99.6 to 100
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.080 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 99.542 to 99.92
0 to 0.050