EN 1.7230 Steel vs. ZA-27
EN 1.7230 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7230 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 220 to 270 | |
100 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
78 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 12 | |
2.0 to 4.5 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 460 | |
110 to 170 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
31 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 910 | |
400 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 740 | |
260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
130 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
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 | 44 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
30 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
80 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
570 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 97 | |
8.1 to 18 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 1460 | |
420 to 890 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 32 | |
22 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 27 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
25 to 28 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.37 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 98.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
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 |