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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
5.0
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0