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Zamak 3 vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
260 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210
560 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
81.9 to 85.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0