ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. Zamak 3
ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
83 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
86 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.25 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
33 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
120 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
95 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
410 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
6.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
57 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
12 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
8.6 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.3 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
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 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
95.3 to 96.5 |