5040 Aluminum vs. ZA-27
5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 66 to 74 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 6.8 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 130 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 to 150 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 41 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 to 15 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 380 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 to 32 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 64 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.2 to 98 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.010 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 69.3 to 73 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |