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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4986 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 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
790
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
59.4 to 66.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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