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364.0 Aluminum vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
87
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0 to 0.010
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
99.827 to 100
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0