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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S32615 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 S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1350
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
24
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0