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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 79
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
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
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7