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Zamak 3 vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S44537 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 83
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 50
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0