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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.7380 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7380 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 170
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
83
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
1.6 to 5.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 230
73 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
33
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 350
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 550
260 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 98
4.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
260 to 620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 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