S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Z21210 Zinc
S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z21210 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Z21210 zinc.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.1 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 44 to 68 | |
| 5.7 to 6.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 44 | |
| 8.6 to 9.4 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1260 to 1930 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 32 |