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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
3.4 to 4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
75.4 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0