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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C12900 Copper

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 6.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0