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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 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 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
320 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
75
Shear Strength, MPa 260
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.0
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0