MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Zamak 3 vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
75.4 to 82.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0