ASTM A210 Steel vs. ZA-27
ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 360 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 14 to 15 |