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ZA-8 vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-8 and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 87 to 100
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85 to 86
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.3 to 8.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 100
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
82
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 280
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 370
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 290
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 6.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 28
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 490
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.3 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.0 to 8.8
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.075
64.9 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.015 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 89.7 to 91.2
0