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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.7729 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 1.7729 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
430
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
40
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
3.8
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
94.8 to 97
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0