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Z41321 Zinc vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Z41321 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41321 zinc and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 60
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 6.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
75.7 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 98.8 to 99.42
0