ZA-27 vs. SAE-AISI 1146 Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1146 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 1146 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 190 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 240 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 410 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
| 670 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 360 to 630 |
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 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 53 | |
| 8.1 |
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 | |
| 93 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
| 340 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 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.42 to 0.49 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
| 0 |