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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 510
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5