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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4662 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 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 450
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 620
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840 to 940
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5