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Zamak 5 vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S30615 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 S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 57
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
75
Shear Strength, MPa 260
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
260
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
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0.8 to 1.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
56.7 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0