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Zamak 3 vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
50.9 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0