ZA-12 vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel
ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4923 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-12 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 to 5.3 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 73 to 120 | |
| 300 to 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
| 540 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 400 | |
| 870 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 320 | |
| 470 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 42 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 20 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 620 | |
| 570 to 1580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 43 | |
| 6.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
| 30 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 10.5 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.24 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 83.5 to 87.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 87.1 to 89 | |
| 0 |