ZA-27 vs. C67500 Bronze
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C67500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C67500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 14 to 33 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 270 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 430 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 170 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 24 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 61 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 130 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 16 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 57 to 60 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.8 to 2.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 35.1 to 41.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |