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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. Z40101 Zinc

S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z40101 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Z40101 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 45
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
4.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.080 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.542 to 99.92