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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Nickel 690

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
3.4 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
31 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
7.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0