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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4962 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73