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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. Zamak 3

SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 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 52100 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
33
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5