MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Z20301 Zinc vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Z20301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Z20301 zinc and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 53
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
41.7 to 48.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.853 to 100
0