ZA-8 vs. EN 1.7710 Steel
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.7710 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 87 to 100 | |
| 280 to 320 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 6.8 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 100 | |
| 500 to 620 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 930 to 1070 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 800 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 3.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 73 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 1680 to 2970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 33 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 27 to 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.12 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 95.1 to 97 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |