MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C90200 Bronze

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
110
Elongation at Break, % 38
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
34
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6