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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4592 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 (6, 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 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
47
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
250

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
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
370
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 0.0020
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 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5