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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.6554 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 280
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7