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Tensile
strength of various materials at 20°C
Tensile
modulus of various materials at 20°C
Melting
temperature of some common materials
Thermal
properties of some common metals
Comparison
of common thermoplastic materials with zinc alloy
Properties
of die casting alloys at 20°C
Tensile strength of various materials at 20°C
|
Material |
Tensile
strength |
|
Aluminium alloys |
100 to 600 |
|
Carbon and low alloy steels |
250 to 1300 |
|
Ceramics |
1000 to 10000 |
|
Composites (e.g. GRP) |
100 to 1800 |
|
Concrete |
20 to 60 |
|
Copper alloys |
100 to 600 |
|
Elastomers |
2 to 12 |
|
Magnesium alloys |
80 to 300 |
|
Nickel alloys |
250 to 1500 |
|
Steel |
500 to 1800 |
|
Wood |
2 to 100 |
|
Zinc alloys |
160 to 400 |
Tensile modulus of various materials at 20°C
|
Material |
Tensile
strength |
|
Aluminium alloys |
70 to 80 |
|
Elastomers |
less than 0.2 |
|
Glass |
50 to 80 |
|
Polymers |
0.2 to 10 |
|
Concrete |
20 to 50 |
|
Copper alloys |
100 to 160 |
|
Magnesium alloys |
40 to 45 |
|
Titanium alloys |
110 to 125 |
|
Steel |
200 to 210 |
|
Wood |
0.2 to 20 |
|
Zinc alloys |
43 to 96 |
Melting temperature of some common materials
|
Material |
Melting
temperature |
|
Aluminium (pure) |
933 |
|
Aluminium alloy (duralumin) |
800 |
|
Brass (70% Cu, 30% Zn) |
1227 |
|
Copper (pure) |
1356 |
|
Gold |
1336 |
|
Iron (pure) |
1810 |
|
Lead (pure) |
600 |
|
Magnesium |
923 |
|
Nickel |
1726 |
|
Silver |
1234 |
|
Stainless Steel |
1800 |
|
Mild Steel |
1700 |
|
Tin |
505 |
|
Titanium |
1943 |
|
Zinc |
693 |
Thermal properties of some common metals
|
Material |
Specific
heat capacity at 0°C |
Coefficient
of linear expansion |
Thermal
conductivity at 0°C |
|
Aluminium |
880 |
0.000023 |
235 |
|
Brass (65% Cu, 35% Zn) |
370 |
0.0000185 |
120 |
|
Copper |
390 |
0.0000167 |
283 |
|
Iron |
437 |
0.000012 |
76 |
|
Lead |
126 |
0.000029 |
35 |
|
Mild steel |
450 |
0.000011 |
55 |
|
Silver |
232 |
0.000019 |
418 |
|
Tin |
140 |
0.000006 |
60 |
Comparison of common thermoplastic materials with zinc alloy
|
Material |
Density |
Strength |
Modulus |
Impact
strength |
|
ABS |
1.02-1.07 |
50 |
2.3 |
7 |
|
Nylon |
1.13-1.14 |
60 |
3.2 |
3 |
|
Polycarbonate |
1.2 |
65 |
2.3 |
30 |
|
Zinc alloy |
6.7 |
280 |
100 |
55 |
Properties of die casting alloys at 20°
|
Material |
Density |
Melting
point |
Strength |
|
Aluminium |
2.7 |
600 |
150 |
|
Lead |
11.3 |
320 |
20 |
|
Magnesium |
1.8 |
520 |
150 |
|
Tin |
7.3 |
230 |
12 |
|
Zinc |
6.7 |
380 |
280 |