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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0