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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 77
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Shear Strength, MPa 300
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7