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Zamak 3 vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S44401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 3 and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
90
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
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
5.9
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 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
75.1 to 80.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0