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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73