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Zamak 3 vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210
740 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
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
14
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
72.7 to 76.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
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