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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
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), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7