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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
85.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0