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Z20301 Zinc vs. AISI 334 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z20301 zinc and the bottom bar is AISI 334 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 53
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0.15 to 0.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
55.7 to 62.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0