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ASTM Grade HP Steel vs. ZA-12

ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HP steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Elongation at Break, % 5.1
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 29.2 to 42.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89