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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. ZA-27

SAE-AISI 1090 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 280
100 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
78
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.0 to 4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 380
110 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
31
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 570
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
260 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
570

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
8.1 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
420 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
69.3 to 73