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Zamak 5 vs. K93500 Alloy

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while K93500 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is K93500 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
61.4 to 63
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1