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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. ZA-27

EN 1.8509 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 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 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
78
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
31
Shear Strength, MPa 680
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73