AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-12
AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 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 AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 250 | |
| 89 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 430 to 610 | |
| 73 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 840 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1380 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 to 1040 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 2770 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 50 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.0 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.8 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |