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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
92
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Rockwell B Hardness 83
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 430
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
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), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7