EN 1.5503 Steel vs. ZA-27
EN 1.5503 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 160 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 31 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 320 | |
| 230 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 520 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 430 | |
| 260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 130 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 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 | 52 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 41 to 81 | |
| 8.1 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 490 | |
| 420 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.239 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 69.3 to 73 |