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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. Z40301 Zinc

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z40301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 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 Z40301 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 34
60
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
5.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0
98.9 to 99.5