EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. ZA-27
EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc 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 EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 39 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 420 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 640 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 1020 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 630 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 87 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 to 200 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 1010 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 28 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 49.2 to 59 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 69.3 to 73 |