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EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

EN 1.4913 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 1.4913 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 480
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 590
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 850
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1860
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 34
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 11.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 88.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5