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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
260 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 20
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
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 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
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), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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