R60802 Alloy vs. ZA-12
R60802 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60802 alloy and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 36 | |
| 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 24 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.5 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 97.8 to 98.7 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.11 | |
| 0 |