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ZA-27 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 120
270 to 630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 4.5
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 170
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 430
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 370
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 530
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 5.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 80
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 570
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.1 to 18
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 890
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 25 to 28
0.15 to 0.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 69.3 to 73
0

Comparable Variants