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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 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 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 640
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89