ZA-8 vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4340 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 SAE-AISI 4340 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 87 to 100 | |
| 210 to 360 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 100 | |
| 330 to 740 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 280 | |
| 430 to 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 690 to 1280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 470 to 1150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | |
| 44 |
| 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 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 79 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 590 to 3490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 24 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 22 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 20 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 95.1 to 96.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| 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 0.045 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |