AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 7
AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 7.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
86 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 20 | |
13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 790 | |
47 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.25 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
33 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 1040 | |
210 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 1790 | |
280 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 1650 | |
250 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
120 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
95 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
410 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
27 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
38 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
6.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
57 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 120 | |
36 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 65 | |
12 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 43 | |
15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.2 | |
43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 65 | |
8.6 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.3 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 78.4 to 83.4 | |
0 to 0.075 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0030 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.0050 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.0050 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0010 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
95.3 to 96.5 |