MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Zamak 2 vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 35
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 6.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
32.7 to 41.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0