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S44700 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
86
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
33
Shear Strength, MPa 380
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
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 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 68.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
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