C99300 Copper vs. Zamak 2
C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 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 C99300 copper and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
100 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
87 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
6.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.26 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
33 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
360 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
130 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 250 | |
95 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
410 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
28 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
25 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
35 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
6.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 70 | |
57 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 400 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 | |
20 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 | |
420 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
41 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 10.7 to 11.5 | |
3.5 to 4.3 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 68.6 to 74.4 | |
2.5 to 3.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 13.5 to 16.5 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
92.2 to 94 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |