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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

EN 1.4806 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5