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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

AISI 201 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 840
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5