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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 2

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 440
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 640
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
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
92.2 to 94