ZA-27 vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel
ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 steel 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 SAE-AISI 6150 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
200 to 350 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
15 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
300 to 750 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
400 to 730 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 430 | |
630 to 1200 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 370 | |
420 to 1160 |
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 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 530 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
12 to 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 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 80 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 570 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.1 to 18 | |
130 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 to 890 | |
460 to 3590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 24 | |
22 to 43 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
21 to 32 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
20 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 25 to 28 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.48 to 0.53 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
96.7 to 97.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.010 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 69.3 to 73 | |
0 |