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2014A Aluminum vs. Zamak 7

2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
86
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 150
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
33
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 3.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0.0050 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
95.3 to 96.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0