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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7