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Zamak 5 vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
170 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
400 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.5 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0