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S44401 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

S44401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 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 S44401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 300
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
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 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.1 to 80.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5