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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. ZA-8

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
11
Density, g/cm3 9.3
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
89.7 to 91.2