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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 3

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 32 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 AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 350
83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 450
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 80
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5