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Zamak 5 vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 1.5502 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
98 to 99.249
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0