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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

S44537 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 21
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 80
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Shear Strength, MPa 320
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7