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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
77.5 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0