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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 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 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 80
54 to 65
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
34
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants