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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc 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 AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 82
56 to 63
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89