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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
260 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89