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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 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 S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 84
56 to 63
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
33
Shear Strength, MPa 490
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
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 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89