Z41121 Zinc vs. AWS BAg-26
Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS BAg-26 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z41121 zinc and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-26.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 98 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 800 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 710 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 350 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 6.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 5.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.6 | |
| 5.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.080 to 0.49 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.292 to 99.87 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |