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EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4655 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
31
Shear Strength, MPa 460
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 730
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 480
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 580
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 73.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73