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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.4401 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 1.4401 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 40
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 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), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
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
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
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