AWS E316LMn vs. Z41321 Zinc
AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z41321 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E316LMn and the bottom bar is Z41321 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 60 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 7.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 5.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 47.5 to 59.4 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 5.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 15 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.18 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 98.8 to 99.42 |