Z24311 Zinc vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel
Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 Z24311 zinc and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 63 | |
| 25 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 740 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 350 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 81 | |
| 310 to 1520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 27 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 24 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.6 | |
| 16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 67.9 to 73.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 6.4 to 7.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.862 to 100 | |
| 0 |