EN 1.3533 Steel vs. ZA-27
EN 1.3533 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3533 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 to 220 | |
100 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
78 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
31 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1420 | |
400 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
130 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
530 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.9 | |
30 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.0 | |
53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
80 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
570 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 50 | |
22 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 36 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 42 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
25 to 28 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.9 to 94.9 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.3 to 3.8 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
69.3 to 73 |