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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.4520 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 26
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 310
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7