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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. Zamak 5

SAE-AISI 1086 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
33
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7