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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7

AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
86
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 50
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 460
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 230
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 310
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0.0050 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5