A242.0 Aluminum vs. ZA-27
A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is A242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 75 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 400 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 680 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 89.3 to 93.1 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.7 to 4.5 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0.010 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 69.3 to 73 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |