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Zamak 3 vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 50
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
250
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0