EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. ZA-8
EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 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 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
85 to 86 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
1.3 to 8.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.26 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
34 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
240 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
210 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
110 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
440 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.6 | |
23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
6.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
62 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
420 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
2.8 to 28 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
260 to 490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
9.3 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
12 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 8.8 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.5 to 64.9 | |
0 to 0.075 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.015 to 0.030 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
89.7 to 91.2 |