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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
34
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
42.6 to 51.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
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