ZA-8 vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 16 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 100 | |
| 150 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 280 | |
| 370 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 590 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 230 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 99 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 140 to 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 21 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 83.1 to 88.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |