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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
60
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0