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S35000 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 2

S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 2 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 S35000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 740 to 950
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1300 to 1570
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
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 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
28

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
35

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28 to 170
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070 to 3360
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 56
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42 to 51
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.11
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 72.7 to 76.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94