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EN 1.3967 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

EN 1.3967 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3967 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1070
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.9

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), % 20 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 50.3 to 57.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7