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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4872 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
31
Shear Strength, MPa 620
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
11
Density, g/cm3 7.6
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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