ZA-8 vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4371 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-8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 87 to 100 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 100 | |
| 290 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 280 | |
| 520 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 320 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 880 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 16 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 66.7 to 74.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| 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 |