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Zamak 5 vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
73.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0