Z21721 Zinc vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel
Z21721 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z21721 zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 860 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 540 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 390 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 88 | |
| 730 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.8 | |
| 31 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 73.2 to 80.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 98.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |