ZA-27 vs. EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4110 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-27 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4110 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 250 to 730 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 470 to 1030 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 770 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 430 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 90 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 480 to 4550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 28 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 27 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.48 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 81.4 to 86 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |