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Zamak 3 vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16 to 23

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
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
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