MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ZA-8 vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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-8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85 to 86
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.3 to 8.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 100
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 280
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 290
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 6.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 28
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
470
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
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 8.8
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.075
82 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.015 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 89.7 to 91.2
0