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S13800 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 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 S13800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 480
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 870
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 610 to 1030
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1730
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1580
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
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 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1090 to 5490
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 61
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 41
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 58
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.9 to 1.4
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.3 to 13.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.3
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89