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C16500 Copper vs. Zamak 7

C16500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
86
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
33
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.0020
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0