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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. ZA-12

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
260 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
87.1 to 89