SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. ZA-12
SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 290 | |
| 89 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 29 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 570 | |
| 73 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 600 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 970 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 840 | |
| 210 to 320 |
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 | 45 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 76 to 180 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 1880 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 34 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 28 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.43 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.1 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |