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Zamak 3 vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
170 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
400 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.5 to 74
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
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0