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AISI 414 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

AISI 414 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 414 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 480
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
34
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 590
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900 to 960
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700 to 790
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1260 to 1590
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 34
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 28
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 35
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 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 87.3
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), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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