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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 40
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5