ZA-27 vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 410Cb stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 ZA-27 and the bottom bar is AISI 410Cb stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 200 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 180 to 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 340 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 550 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 310 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 730 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 97 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 70 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 240 to 1600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 20 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 20 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 84.5 to 89 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |