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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. SAE-AISI H10 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 SAE-AISI H10 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
680 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
6.5
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
71

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
89.5 to 93.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0