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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

S32304 stainless 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 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, % 28
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
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), % 21.5 to 24.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.827 to 100