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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
22
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 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0