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Zamak 2 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
270 to 630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
18
Density, g/cm3 6.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.15 to 0.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0