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Zamak 5 vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 57
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1040
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
48.2 to 57
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
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0