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Zamak 3 vs. EN 1.6771 Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.6771 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.6771 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
280 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.0 to 8.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
440 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
930 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
740 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
5.0
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
58

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
75 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1460 to 3450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
33 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
27 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
92.2 to 95
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0