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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 23
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.827 to 100