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Zamak 5 vs. S32760 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S32760 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 S32760 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
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
80
Shear Strength, MPa 260
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
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
22
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
23

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
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0