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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 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 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1090
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
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.25 to 0.65
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
39.4 to 50.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.65
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0