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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
75
Shear Strength, MPa 260
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0