Zamak 5 vs. C68700 Brass
Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 5 and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 390 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 27 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 23 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 90 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 76 to 79 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| 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 | |
| 17.8 to 22.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |