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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4401 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 EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
78
Shear Strength, MPa 260
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
62.8 to 71.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0