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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. AWS BVAg-31

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.6
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
4.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
31 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0020
Palladium (Pd), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Silver (Ag), % 0
57 to 59
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.0010