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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
5.7 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
69.6 to 79
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0