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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
49.5 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0