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Zamak 2 vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 640
730 to 1260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
9.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
74
Shear Strength, MPa 320
600 to 890
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
970 to 1500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
690 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 6.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
1240 to 5740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020