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C92200 Bronze vs. Zamak 5

C92200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92200 bronze and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 180
600
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 65
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
380
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.6
1.2
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 70
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 87
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
3.5 to 4.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 90
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 3.0 to 5.0
94.3 to 95.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0