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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. K93603 Alloy

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while K93603 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
61.8 to 64
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1