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SAE-AISI M42 Steel vs. ZA-8

SAE-AISI M42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2310
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 79
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 48
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.3 to 81
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2

Comparable Variants