ZA-12 vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel
ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-12 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 89 to 100 | |
| 190 to 340 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 to 5.3 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 73 to 120 | |
| 340 to 550 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
| 510 to 680 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 400 | |
| 760 to 1130 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 320 | |
| 430 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 430 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.0 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 20 | |
| 150 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 620 | |
| 470 to 2370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 28 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 24 to 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
| 16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 10.5 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 61.2 to 69 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 14.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 2.3 to 3.7 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 87.1 to 89 | |
| 0 |