MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ZA-27 vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S21640 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 S21640 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 120
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 4.5
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 430
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 370
350

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
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 5.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 570
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.1 to 18
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 890
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
16

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
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
63 to 74.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 69.3 to 73
0