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Z20301 Zinc vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4646 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 EN 1.4646 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
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
59 to 67.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0