EN 1.8503 Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc
EN 1.8503 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
87 |
Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
38 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.25 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
35 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1000 | |
97 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 910 | |
79 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
110 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
90 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.3 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
6.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
34 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2200 | |
36 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 | |
4.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
7.1 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
44 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
3.0 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.24 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.8 to 97.5 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.65 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
99.827 to 100 |