C16500 Copper vs. Z21210 Zinc
C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Z21210 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is Z21210 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 530 | |
| 150 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 250 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 32 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 61 | |
| 35 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.1 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 5.7 to 6.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 16 | |
| 8.6 to 9.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 74 | |
| 38 |