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EN 1.6368 Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.6368 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 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
83
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 330
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
33
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 430
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 690
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 490
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 650
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 24
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.040
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 97.2
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89