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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
83
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
33
Shear Strength, MPa 530
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
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), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89