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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

S32050 stainless 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
33
Shear Strength, MPa 540
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5