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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
60.7 to 65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0