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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. SAE-AISI H22 Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H22 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 H22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.8 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
82.2 to 87.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
10 to 11.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0