ZA-27 vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ZA-27 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 13 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 220 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 350 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 570 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 320 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
| 79 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 270 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.37 to 0.44 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 98.6 to 99.03 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |