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Zamak 2 vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel

Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 Zamak 2 and the bottom bar is grade 350 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 640
750 to 2400
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
4.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
75
Shear Strength, MPa 320
710 to 1400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
1140 to 2420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
830 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 28
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 6.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
98 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
38 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
35 to 74

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
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.2 to 64.6
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
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
18 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
1.3 to 1.6
Zinc (Zn), % 92.2 to 94
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020