ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. ZA-12
ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc 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 ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 89 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 73 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 53 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |