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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0