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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.4865 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
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
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.9

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), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
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
94.3 to 95.7