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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
46
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
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.6 to 0.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
74.4 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0