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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
400
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
97.1 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0