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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.4301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
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 16
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 15
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
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 10.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7