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EN 1.0481 Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.0481 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 EN 1.0481 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
83
Elongation at Break, % 24
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
33
Shear Strength, MPa 330
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89