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Zamak 3 vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S30601 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 S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
75
Shear Strength, MPa 210
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0