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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
25 to 37
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
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
62.6 to 68.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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