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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 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 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 360
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5