Zamak 3 vs. CC212E Bronze
Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 83 | |
170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 86 | |
130 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
47 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 | |
710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 390 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
440 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
3.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 38 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
27 |
Density, g/cm3 | 6.4 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
55 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 28 | |
120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
8.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
68 to 77 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
2.0 to 4.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 15 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
1.5 to 4.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 95.3 to 96.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |