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Z20301 Zinc vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4424 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 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 53
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

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
15
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
580 to 640
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
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
68.6 to 72.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0