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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
13 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
80
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070