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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 40
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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
99.827 to 100