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Zamak 7 vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 7 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
72
Shear Strength, MPa 210
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.0
Density, g/cm3 6.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.075
97.3 to 98.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.0050 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.0050 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 95.3 to 96.5
0