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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Nickel 825

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
41
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
22 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0