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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 EN 1.3967 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
50.3 to 57.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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