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Zamak 5 vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 5 and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
210 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
500 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1410
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
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
69.6 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0