MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Zamak 2 vs. SAE-AISI 1108 Steel

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1108 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 Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1108 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
250 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
380 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 35
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 6.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
95 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
130 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
98.9 to 99.24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0