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Zamak 3 vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 439 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 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 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 50
78
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.15
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
77.1 to 82.8
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 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0