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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
4.0
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
94.6 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0