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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Monel 400

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
160
Elongation at Break, % 38
20 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0