Z41121 Zinc vs. C94700 Bronze
Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while C94700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41121 zinc and the bottom bar is C94700 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 50 | |
| 7.9 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 350 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 160 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 | |
| 41 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 79 | |
| 110 to 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.6 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.080 to 0.49 | |
| 85 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.292 to 99.87 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |