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Z20301 Zinc vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S82012 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 S82012 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

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
11
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
790
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
3.9
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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
71.3 to 77.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0