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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 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 EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.827 to 100