SAE-AISI 1018 Steel vs. ZA-8
SAE-AISI 1018 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-8 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 SAE-AISI 1018 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 140 | |
| 87 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 85 to 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 27 | |
| 1.3 to 8.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 270 | |
| 51 to 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 300 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 480 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 400 | |
| 210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 420 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 100 | |
| 2.8 to 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 430 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 8.8 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.25 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 89.7 to 91.2 |