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Zamak 3 vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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