ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. ZA-12
ASTM A387 grade 11 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 89 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 73 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 130 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |