Z21721 Zinc vs. Z24311 Zinc
Both Z21721 zinc and Z24311 zinc are zinc alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z21721 zinc and the bottom bar is Z24311 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 63 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 | |
| 85 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 88 | |
| 81 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
| 6.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.8 | |
| 4.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.080 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 98.9 to 100 | |
| 99.862 to 100 |