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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

S44535 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 77
56 to 63
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 290
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
0 to 0.075
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89