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EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.4466 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4466 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 42
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
33
Shear Strength, MPa 440
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
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 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 45.6 to 52.9
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89