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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
24.3 to 37.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0