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Materials / Comparisons / Corten Steel vs Zinc-Titanium
Material Library — Comparison · Steel and Metals

Corten Steel vs Zinc-Titanium

Side-by-side comparison of the declared technical data for Corten Steel and Zinc-Titanium. Rows are aligned by metric: the properties both sheets share come first, then the rest. Values come from Architheca material sheets; where a material has no datum you’ll see “—”.

MAT.04/27 · Steel and Metals
Corten Steel
Structural alloy
Full sheet →
MAT.15/38 · Steel and Metals
Zinc-Titanium
Zinc alloy
Full sheet →
MetricCorten SteelZinc-Titanium
ClassificationStructural alloyZinc alloy
Direct comparison
Reference standard
EU Standard
EN 10025-5
S355J2W
EU Standard
EN 988
Laminati di zinco
Elastic modulus (E)
Elastic modulus
210 GPa
~80-100 GPa
Yield strength355 N/mm²
Classe S355
Yield strength (Rp0.2)
>= 110 MPa
Resistenza contenuta
Thermal conductivity (λ)
Thermal conductivity
47 W/mK
Thermal conductivity
109 W/mK
Thermal expansion12x10⁻⁶/°C
Thermal expansion (long.)
22x10-6/gradi C
Density7.85 kg/dm³
Medio
7.20 kg/dm³
Lega pesante
GWP (A1–A3)
GWP (A1-A3)
1.85 kgCO₂
Certificato EPD
GWP (A1-A3)
2.90 kgCO₂
Valore medio per kg
Service life / durability
Service life
80-100 anni
Ambiente rurale
Service life
> 80 anni
Atmosfere standard
Recyclability / recycled content
Recyclability
100 %
Fine vita - acciaieria
Recyclability
100 %
Elevato valore a rottame
Other properties
Melting point—418 gradi C
Electrical resistivity0.16 ohm*mm2/m—

Rows aligned by canonical metric; each material’s original label is shown when it differs from the metric name. Declared sheet data — not a substitute for product certifications.

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