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Zamak 5 vs. AWS BNi-10

Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while AWS BNi-10 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Zamak 5 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 390
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 380
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
80
Density, g/cm3 6.4
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.9
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.025 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.020
57.2 to 67.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.030
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 94.3 to 95.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5