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S82013 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

S82013 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82013 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 470
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 77.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
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