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SAE-AISI 1064 Steel vs. ZA-8

SAE-AISI 1064 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 SAE-AISI 1064 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 13
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
34
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 440
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 730
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 480
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 51
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 81
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 630
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 26
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants