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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
33
Shear Strength, MPa 400
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.6

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), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5