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ZA-27 vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4541 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 EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 120
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 4.5
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 170
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 430
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 370
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 530
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

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
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 570
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.1 to 18
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 890
120 to 830
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 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14 to 20

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
65.2 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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 69.3 to 73
0

Comparable Variants