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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Z21721 Zinc

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z21721 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 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 EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Z21721 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.0020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
98.9 to 100