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Zamak 5 vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
79
Shear Strength, MPa 260
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
18

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
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
65 to 75.4
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
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0