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Z20301 Zinc vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4374 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 Z20301 zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 53
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
14
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
63.5 to 67.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0