MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Zamak 5 vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
200 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
420
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
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
96.7 to 97.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0