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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 9.5
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.827 to 100