ZA-27 vs. Ductile Cast Iron
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron 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 ZA-27 and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 20 to 24 | |
| 14 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 420 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 8.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |