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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
45
Density, g/cm3 6.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
73.7 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0