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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

EN 1.4612 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 860 to 950
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
34
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
2.8 to 28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants