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EN 1.7725 Steel vs. Zamak 3

EN 1.7725 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 1.7725 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250 to 300
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 14
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 550
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1000
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610 to 860
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 39
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 980 to 1940
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 35
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
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), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5