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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 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 EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

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
55
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
11.4 to 23.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0