ZA-8 vs. C14510 Copper
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 ZA-8 and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 9.1 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 280 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 300 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 25 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 230 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 9.2 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 11 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 99.15 to 99.69 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |