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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.7380 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 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 1.7380 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 170
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 230
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
33
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 350
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 550
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
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 3.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 98
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7