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Zamak 5 vs. S44735 Stainless Steel

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while S44735 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is S44735 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.3
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
82
Shear Strength, MPa 260
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
21
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
20

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
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
60.7 to 68.4
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
3.6 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
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
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0