ZA-27 vs. Monel R-405
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |