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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 500
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570 to 890
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
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
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5