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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 51
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
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