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Zamak 3 vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
280 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
17
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
14
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
70.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0