SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. Zamak 2
SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 23 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 SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 87 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 2250 | |
| 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 28 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 35 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 80 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 49 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 67 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.5 to 97.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 92.2 to 94 |