ZA-27 vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 170 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 34 to 50 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 220 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 590 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 220 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 130 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 65.3 to 74 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 9.0 to 12 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |