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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. AWS E240

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
14
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
58.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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