SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. ZA-8
SAE-AISI 52100 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 210 | |
87 to 100 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
85 to 86 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 20 | |
1.3 to 8.0 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 340 | |
51 to 100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.26 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
34 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 420 | |
240 to 280 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 2010 | |
210 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 to 560 | |
210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
110 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 13 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
28 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
6.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
62 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
420 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 to 310 | |
2.8 to 28 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 840 | |
260 to 490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 72 | |
9.3 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 45 | |
12 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
42 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 61 | |
7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 8.8 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.93 to 1.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.3 | |
0 to 0.075 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.015 to 0.030 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
89.7 to 91.2 |