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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. C95520 Bronze

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
120
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5