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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
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
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0