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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
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
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 79.2
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
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0