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C65500 Bronze vs. Zamak 7

C65500 bronze 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
86
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
33
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 440
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0.0050 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
95.3 to 96.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0