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Z41121 Zinc vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41121 zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 79
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.080 to 0.49
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.18
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 99.292 to 99.87
0