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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 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 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
400 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
570

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73