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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. Z24311 Zinc

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Z24311 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 11
63
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
4.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 0.015
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.862 to 100