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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. N10003 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0