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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

AISI 301 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
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), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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