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S35500 Stainless Steel vs. Zamak 5

S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
87
Elongation at Break, % 14
6.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690 to 730
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
33
Shear Strength, MPa 810 to 910
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1330 to 1490
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1200 to 1280
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
95
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3610 to 4100
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 53
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 37
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 49
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 77.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.020
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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