ZA-8 vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel
ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 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-8 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 87 to 100 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 to 86 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.3 to 8.0 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 51 to 100 | |
| 180 to 650 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 280 | |
| 390 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 660 to 1150 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 290 | |
| 280 to 1010 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 400 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 380 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.8 to 28 | |
| 73 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 490 | |
| 200 to 2700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 to 13 | |
| 19 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.0 to 8.8 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.56 to 0.61 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.075 | |
| 97.1 to 97.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.015 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 89.7 to 91.2 | |
| 0 |