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Zamak 5 vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
540 to 610
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
17 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
300 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Rockwell B Hardness 57
240 to 270
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
820 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
450 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
440
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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.4
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
120 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
540 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
93.8 to 95.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0