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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc 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 S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
87
Elongation at Break, % 40
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
99.827 to 100