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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

N08800 stainless 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 390
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 580
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 160
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7