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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. AWS BVPd-1

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 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 BVPd-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.6
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
9.8

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
Cobalt (Co), % 0
33.9 to 36
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.060
Palladium (Pd), % 0
64 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0 to 0.0010