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Zamak 3 vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
410 to 870
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.9 to 1.4
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.3 to 13.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
73.6 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0