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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. Z40101 Zinc

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z40101 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 21 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 EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Z40101 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 22
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
35

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.6
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.080 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.542 to 99.92