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C19100 Copper vs. ZA-8

C19100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 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 C19100 copper and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
1.3 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
34
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.045
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
89.7 to 91.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants