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Zamak 5 vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
270 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.4
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
71.3 to 77.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 7.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0