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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Chromium 33

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 chromium 33.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
25.7 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0