Z41121 Zinc vs. CR007A Copper
Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while CR007A copper belongs to the copper alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41121 zinc and the bottom bar is CR007A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 50 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 79 | |
| 83 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.6 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00040 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00020 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.080 to 0.49 | |
| 99.994 to 100 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.292 to 99.87 | |
| 0 |