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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 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-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
78
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
31
Shear Strength, MPa 530
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
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
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
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 0.080
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
69.3 to 73