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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
220
Elongation at Break, % 38
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 6.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
17
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 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
4.5 to 7.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0