ZA-27 vs. S45000 Stainless Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 280 to 410 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 6.8 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 330 to 650 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 590 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 980 to 1410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 580 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 94 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 850 to 4400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 35 to 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 28 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 33 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 72.1 to 79.3 |
| 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 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| 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 |