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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5