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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. ZA-27

ACI-ASTM CA40 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 ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
78
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73