MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ZA-27 vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4438 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 ZA-27 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 120
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 4.5
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 170
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 430
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 370
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 530
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 5.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 570
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.1 to 18
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 890
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 25 to 28
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.3 to 66.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
13 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 69.3 to 73
0