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EN 1.1219 Steel vs. ZA-8

EN 1.1219 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1219 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 770
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.4
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants