MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Zamak 3 vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0