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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

EN 1.4982 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 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 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 490
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.0050 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5