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ZA-8 vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 442 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-8 and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 87 to 100
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85 to 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.3 to 8.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 100
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 54 to 65
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
78
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 280
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 6.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 28
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 8.8
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.075
74.1 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.015 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 89.7 to 91.2
0