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B535.0 Aluminum vs. ZA-12

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
83
Elongation at Break, % 10
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
33
Shear Strength, MPa 210
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0