MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Z41321 Zinc vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel

Z41321 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 Z41321 zinc and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
750 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.7
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
27 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
23 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
93 to 95.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Zinc (Zn), % 98.8 to 99.42
0