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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4865 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 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
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
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
370
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 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5