Z24311 Zinc vs. ASTM A372 Grade H Steel
Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while ASTM A372 grade H steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z24311 zinc and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade H steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 63 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 650 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 430 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 81 | |
| 500 to 810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 23 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.6 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 97.3 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.75 to 1.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.862 to 100 | |
| 0 |