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EN 1.7323 Steel vs. ZA-8

EN 1.7323 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 1.7323 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1460
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 52
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.4
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants