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EN 1.7710 Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.7710 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7710 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 320
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 11
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500 to 620
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 1070
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800 to 1060
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 41
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 100
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680 to 2970
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 30
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 31
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 97
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7