C54400 Bronze vs. Z40101 Zinc
C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Z40101 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 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 C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is Z40101 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 87 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 720 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 86 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 19 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 5.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 26 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 26 | |
| 4.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 85.4 to 91.5 | |
| 0.080 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 1.5 to 4.5 | |
| 99.542 to 99.92 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |