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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0090
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
61.8 to 69.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0