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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 79
54 to 65
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Shear Strength, MPa 360
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2