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Zamak 3 vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0