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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
58.2 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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