ZA-8 vs. EN 1.0034 Steel
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.0034 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-8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0034 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 87 to 100 | |
| 97 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 9.0 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 100 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 280 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 340 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 180 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 31 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 84 to 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 12 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 11 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 98.7 to 100 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |