C93700 Bronze vs. ZA-12
C93700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C93700 bronze and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 210 | |
230 to 270 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 99 | |
83 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
1.6 to 5.3 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 90 | |
73 to 120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.26 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 60 | |
56 to 63 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
33 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
260 to 400 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
120 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 760 | |
380 |
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.1 | |
1.3 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 350 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
28 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
64 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
440 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 | |
4.0 to 20 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 79 | |
260 to 620 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.2 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
12 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 | |
9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
10.5 to 11.5 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Copper (Cu), % | 78 to 82 | |
0.5 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.075 |
Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.015 to 0.030 |
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 0.060 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
87.1 to 89 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |