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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 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 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 360
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5