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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 1.8151 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.8151 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 1.8151 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.2
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
95.9 to 97.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0