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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
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 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
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
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2