Z41321 Zinc vs. Monel K-500
Z41321 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel 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 Z41321 zinc and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 60 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 300 to 2420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.9 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 98.8 to 99.42 | |
| 0 |