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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. Zamak 5

SAE-AISI 1552 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 1552 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
33
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
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 47
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
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