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AISI 310S Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

AISI 310S 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310S stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 44
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
31
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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 16
26

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 310
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.3 to 57
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), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
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