SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. Z41121 Zinc
SAE-AISI 1017 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is Z41121 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 30 | |
| 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 390 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 110 | |
| 68 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 400 | |
| 79 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 6.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 4.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.49 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.11 to 99.55 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.18 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 99.292 to 99.87 |