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Z20301 Zinc vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z20301 zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 53
16 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
750
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
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0