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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
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), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2