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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. AWS E320

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS E320 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 AWS E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
38
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
31.8 to 43.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
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