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EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.3940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.3940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73