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R30556 Alloy vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

R30556 alloy 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30556 alloy and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 45
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 16 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 20.4 to 38.2
0 to 0.020
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.0010 to 0.1
99.827 to 100