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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12

S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
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), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89

Comparable Variants