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S44700 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-8

S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
34
Shear Strength, MPa 380
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 68.5
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2