Z13004 Zinc vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel
Z13004 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 Z13004 zinc and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 93 | |
| 830 to 2440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 390 | |
| 1600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.9 | |
| 27 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.0 | |
| 23 to 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 2.9 | |
| 24 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 73.6 to 77.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 5.8 to 6.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.985 to 100 | |
| 0 |