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Commercially Pure Zinc vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

Commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is commercially pure zinc and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 87
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 90
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 410
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
80
Density, g/cm3 6.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 36
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.080
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
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
Zinc (Zn), % 99.827 to 100
0