ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. ZA-27
ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 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 A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 130 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 530 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 80 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 570 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 14 to 15 |