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Zamak 3 vs. NEMA Laminate

Zamak 3 and NEMA laminate belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Zamak 3 is a metal, while NEMA laminate is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (34, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is NEMA laminate.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 410
190 to 360
Density, g/cm3 6.4
1.3 to 1.9
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
120 to 200
Shear Strength, MPa 210
69 to 140
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.3 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
17 to 50
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
55 to 260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
9.0 to 20