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Zamak 3 vs. AISI 316N Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 316N 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 316N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
230 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210
420 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
620 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
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
19
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
95 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14 to 26

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
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.9 to 71.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
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