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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

N08020 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 N08020 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, % 15 to 34
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
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), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89