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Zamak 3 vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 410Cb 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 410Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
180 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210
340 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
550 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
730
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
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
70 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
240 to 1600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
20 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.5 to 89
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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