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EN 1.4305 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4305 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 550
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
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
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 74.9
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
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5