ZA-27 vs. EN 1.6553 Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.6553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 330 to 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 710 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 470 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 480 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 2.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 600 to 1190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.23 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 95.6 to 98.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |