Mechanical propertiesPlease click on a feature for a graphical comparison.

Property Unit Yield strength MPa Ultimate tensile strength MPa Young's modulus GPa Torsional modulus GPa Elongation at Fmax % Elongation at fracture % Shear strength MPa Compressive yield stress MPa Impact strength Joules Fatigue resistance (5 x108 Lastwechsel) MPa Hardness Brinell HB Brinell Fracture toughness KIC x107N.m-3/2 Specific damping capacity @ 35 MPa % Specific damping capacity @ 100 MPa %	Zinc ZP0400 ZP0410 ZP0430 ZP0810 268 295 361 319 308 331 397 387 96 96 96 96 >33 >33 >33 >33 3 2 3 4 6.3 3.6 6 8 214 262 317 275 414 600 641 ∼600 46 52 38 42 48 57 59   97 114 130 110 2.25 2.1   1.95 18 19 19 20 40 41 42 44	Aluminium AlSi9Cu3 AlSi10Mg AlSi12Cu1 AlSi12 AlMg9 159 140 140 165 130 317 240 240 330 200 71 74 75 71   26.9     26.9   1 1 1 0.5 1 1-3 1-3 1 0.5-3 1 195     186             3.4     4   70-100 60-90   60-90   75 70 70 85 70 3.6     3.6   1     1   4     4	Mg AZ91 111-170 200-260 44 16.5   7 138 108-159 3.7-6 50-70 63-85   25 53	Brass CuZn37 CuZn35Pb1 120 330 280 435 110 105         4 30   295         110   75 135	Steel DIN 1.0402 345 440 200     35.8     16.9   131	Plastics ABS PA 66 PA66+PA6 50%GF 30%GF Polycarbonate Acetal 25-65 55-90 40-70         25-65 80 45 240-250 155-210 54-72 37-70 1.79-3.2 0.7-1.8 7.5-27 17.5-18 3.2-12.7 1.6-5.5 1.4-3.6 1.6-5.9       n/a n/a n/a 1.7-6 15-300 14-15     8-135 3-250 2-110 9-50 25-50 2 3-5 2 3-5 - - - - - - - 53-86 - - - - - - 0.4-6.4 kein Bruch kein Bruch 8 5 8 5 7       15   15 zu weich zu weich zu weich zu weich zu weich zu weich zu weich   0.07   0.22 0.09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All properties are informative * Properties measured at 1.5mm tensile specimens after 8 weeks of aging at 20°C