ZA-27 vs. EN 1.7221 Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.7221 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 1.7221 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 290 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 650 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 430 to 630 |
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 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 83 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 490 to 1050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 19 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.22 to 0.29 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 96.8 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |