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Z20301 Zinc vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z20301 zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 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
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

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
23
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
62.1 to 69.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0