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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
47 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.3 to 51.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0