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ZA-8 vs. 2219 Aluminum

ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-8 and the bottom bar is 2219 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85 to 86
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.3 to 8.0
2.2 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 100
90 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
27
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 280
110 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 370
180 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 290
88 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 400
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
28 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
81 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 6.3
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 28
9.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
54 to 1060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 17
16 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
42 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
8.2 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 8.8
91.5 to 93.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
5.8 to 6.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.075
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.015 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 89.7 to 91.2
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants