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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
48.2 to 53
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
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