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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.5
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
88.6 to 91.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0