EN 1.7701 Steel vs. ZA-12
EN 1.7701 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7701 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 480 | |
89 to 100 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
83 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.26 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
33 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 2010 | |
260 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
120 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
28 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
64 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
440 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 71 | |
12 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 59 | |
9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
10.5 to 11.5 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.56 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.7 | |
0 to 0.075 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.015 to 0.030 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
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 0.4 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
87.1 to 89 |