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Zamak 5 vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 57
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.1 to 74.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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