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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 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 EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73