ZA-12 vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel
ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4320 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-12 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 89 to 100 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 to 5.3 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 73 to 120 | |
| 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
| 370 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 400 | |
| 570 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 320 | |
| 430 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 120 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 42 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 440 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 20 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 620 | |
| 480 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 43 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 14 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 10.5 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 95.8 to 97 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 1.7 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 87.1 to 89 | |
| 0 |