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Zamak 5 vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 57
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
80
Shear Strength, MPa 260
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 6.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
29 to 40.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0