Zamak 5 vs. C28000 Muntz Metal
Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C28000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 10 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 57 | |
| 55 to 78 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 330 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
| 150 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 390 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 31 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.4 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 | |
| 27 to 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 110 to 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 | |
| 11 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 59 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.025 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 94.3 to 95.7 | |
| 36.3 to 41 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |