Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. ZA-27
Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is ZA-27.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
78 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
2.0 to 4.5 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
31 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
400 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
260 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
530 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
30 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
80 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
570 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
8.1 to 18 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
420 to 890 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
22 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
25 to 28 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0060 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
69.3 to 73 |